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Clarity! You demand clarity! The Dodgers are at the midpoint of their 2015 exhibition season today and you want answers to their burning spring questions. Demand all you like, it ain’t happening. And nor should it at this point. Has Joc Pederson won the center-field job? Not yet, but it’s shaping up that way. His slash line reads .409/.458/.636, while Andre Ethier is at .182/.250/.182. Have they figured out how to use two catchers? Not really, but they’re pleased the way it’s working. The biggest question of their spring was -- and remains -- the bullpen, that 2014 black hole that demanded an off-season makeover. It got one, too, Brian Wilson, Chris Perez,...

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Clarity! You demand clarity!
The Dodgers are at the midpoint of their 2015 exhibition season today and you want answers to their burning spring questions.
Demand all you like, it ain’t happening. And nor should it at this point.
Has Joc Pederson won...

Still having trouble watching this World Series and not thinking, “The Dodgers have a better team!”
Except, of course, for that one little area. That bane of their 2014 existence — the bullpen.
Forget for a moment that Adrian Gonzalez, Juan Uribe and...

The World Series is over -- who won, anyway? -- and do you know where your free agents are?
Contracts officially expired with the end of the Series, making 121 major leaguers free agents -- including seven Dodgers. Or in most cases, soon to be...

It’s OK, you can open your eyes now. Come on out from that silly hiding place. It’s all over. Be courageous, the Dodgers’ 2014 bullpen has been put to rest.
Not in peace, particularly, but to rest. Shot in the heart by Manager Don Mattingly, the front...

Once more into the breach, dear Dodgers faithful.
Alas, time is running out after the Dodgers' 3-1 loss to the Cardinals in Game 3 in St. Louis. Now they are down 2-1 in the best-of-five division series, and it’s win Tuesday or it’s a season.
Here are...

About that bullpen start. This is a good idea?
Things were looking good for the Dodgers on Saturday afternoon. Powered by a pair of Adrian Gonzalez home runs, they led 6-1 after three innings and carried a 7-2 lead into the bottom of the seventh.
At...

KEY MOMENT: J.P. Howell allowed his first home run of the season, a three-run blast by Arismedy Alcantara that reduced what was once a five-run lead for the Dodgers to 7-6. The Cubs completed their comeback an inning later when Chris Coghlan hit his...

How routine. Just another Dodgers victory, just another game that reduced their magic number for clinching the division to four games.
Of course, they used all their relievers in their final road game of the season, and it wasn’t by choice.
But they...

Dodgers 8, Cubs 5
KEY MOMENT: Without a starting pitcher available, the Dodgers used six relievers to get through the game. The best performance of the day was turned in by Chris Perez. With the Dodgers' leading, 6-4, Perez pitched a perfect sixth...

The Dodgers could be National League West champions by Tuesday night.
Here's what they have to do: Beat the second-place San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium on Monday, and again the next day.
"That'd be really nice," Matt Kemp said.
The...

And now, on to other things. Besides the post-celebration laundry.
As the playoff schedule so thoughtfully provided, the Dodgers are off today, giving them a full day to drink grandpa’s secret hangover concoction and begin to focus on the immediate...

The Dodgers scored 44 runs over their last six games, which is two more than opponents scored against Clayton Kershaw this season.
Sustaining that momentum could be critical for the Dodgers as they head into the playoffs, first baseman Adrian Gonzalez...

Kenley Jansen has appeared in 16 games this season. No pitcher in the major leagues has pitched in more.
If the Dodgers closer sustains that pace, he will pitch in 100 games this season. Mike Marshall has the record with 106 appearances in 1974.
"I...

Who knew the Dodgers could play for Bud Grant? All this time, and it turns out they’re a cold-weather team.
The Dodgers completed their three-game sweep of the Twins in Minneapolis on Thursday, taking the second game of a day-night doubleheader, 4-3,...

That hurts. Not sure what, but something. Something bothersome enough to land a reliever on the disabled list.
Chris Withrow has been one the Dodgers’ best and most valuable relievers this season. In his first six appearances (seven innings) he’s allowed...

When is there too much of a good thing?
When it wears down and breaks. There are only so many miles you can put on that ’62 Corvette and the arms of relievers.
Kenley Jansen currently leads all major league pitchers in appearances with 13. Tied for...

The Dodgers are in first place, but they might not be for long if something doesn't change.
"I don't think we can sustain this pace," Manager Don Mattingly said.
The bullpen is overworked, enough to where the Dodgers decided to face the...

San Francisco Giants 8, Dodgers 4
KEY MOMENT: With the Dodgers' early 8-0 deficit cut in half, Hanley Ramirez stole second base with Adrian Gonzalez at the plate and no outs in the seventh inning. However, Giants Manager Bruce Bochy challenged and...